Hand tool



T. AND 8. PYBOURNE.

HAND TOOL. I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3!,1922- 6 Patented Oct.31,1922.

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Application filed January 31, Serial No.

This invention relates to picks, mattocks,

hammers, axes, rakes and other hand tools, and has for its object to provide improved means for fixing the tool on a handle.

According to our invention we bind the hand tool to its handle by means of a pair of crossed links, each of which passes di agonally around the handle and over one end and under the other end 01. the tool. lustead of providing a double-ended hand tool such as a pick or hammer with a central eye to receive the end of the handle as cu? tomary, we prefer to make the two ends of the tool separate members each end her-- ing cheeks forming portions of the handlereceiving eye and partially embracing the handle which is disposed between the two ends of the tool, said ends being bound. to the handle by crossed links. Where the invention is applied to a single-ended tool, such as an axe, adze, rake or hoe, one por tion ot the hands-receiving eye will he provided on a dummy member instead of an end portion as in a pick. The two ends of the tool may be similar or different, for example one end of a pick and one end 0.1 a hammer may be fixed on opposite sides of? the same handle, or one end of a hammer and anaxe. or a rake and a hoe.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the application thereof to a miners pick. the drawings, Figure l is an elevation showing the parts separated, Figure 2 is a plan and Figure 3 an elevation showing the parts assembled, and Figure i is a similar view to Fig. 3 illustrating a modification.

Referring to the drawings, in the construction therein illustrated, the two ends of the pick a, a are made separate and each end is formed with a pair of side cheeks 7), b shaped to embrace the side ot the handle a, said cheeks forming a portion of the usual. handle-receiving eye. The handle 0 is prei} erably strengthened as usual with a socket (Z which embraces same. We prefer that the socket d shall be of the shape shown; The two ends of the pick are secured to the handle by a pair of loose oval cross links a, c

each ot which may be made outot a piece oi round wrought iron bar bent to shape and its ones welded together. Preferably one side oi each link will be flattened as shown at The links e, 6 may be separate, but preferably they willbe linked together as shown.

In use, the two links a, e are disposed so that they cross, the flattened portion oteach link being on the inside, and theirends are separated su'lliciently 'to allow the cheeks 5, b of the pick ends to be inserted between the adjacent ends of the crossed lii 5. separate enus oi": the links are then moved together to engage the pick ends where they flare outvmrds to form the cheeks,jandthe handle of the pick is inserted through the The crossed. links between the cheeks 7), 7) ot the the crossed links securely bind the pick ends to the handle, each link engaging the outside of the upper portion 01 the cheek ot onepick end and the outside of the lower portion of the check of the other pick end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. if desired the pick ends may be of cast steel.

To adapt the pick ends to suit handles of varying sizes, we provide on the outside of the lower portion of the cheeks 0t each pick end a projection This construction permits of: the crossed links a, 6 being ar ranged to suit three different sizes of handles, v12 :(1) where both links engage the cheeks between the projections g, g and the underside of the pick ends as shown in Figure 3, (2) where one link engages the cheek of one pick end between its projection g and the underside of the pick end and the other link engages below the projection y of the cheek of the other pick end. and where both links engage below the projections 9" of the cheeks of both pick ends as shown in Fig. 4.. i

If desired, instead of using two pick ends a, a as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, we may employ a single pick end a and substitute for the other pick end a dummy end it as shown in Fig. l, which construction is very useful when working in a confined space.

ltwill be found that. although the parts are heldtogether solely by the co-action of light, and permits of either pick end being discarded when Worn or. broken, and a new one substituted.

lVhat We claim and desire to secure by.

Letters Patent is 1. A hand tool comprising, in combina tion a air of se arate end members each i. i provided With a flange, a handle d1sposed between said end members, and a pair of crossed links engaging said flanges each of which links passes diagonally around the handle and over one end and under the other end of said end members A hand tool comprising in combination,

a single end member, a dummy end member,

flanges on said members, a handle for said tool disposed between the flanges of said members, a pair of crossed links engaging said flanges and each OfWlIlCli passes diagonally around the handle, onelinkvpassing messes the flanges of said members, asooket' member adapted to receive said handle,- links passing diagonally around the handle and over one-end and under the other end of said flanged members, and means on said flanges permitting the flanged members to be adjusted so as to permit the tool to receive handles of varying sizes.

4. A hand tool comprising in combination, a pair of nembers each having a flange at one end thereof, a handle disposed between theflanges of said members, a socket member adapted to receive said handle, links passing diagonally around the handle and over one end and under the other end of said flanged members, and projections on said flanges for holding said links", said projections permitting the flange'members to be adjusted so as to receive handles of arying sizes.

In testimony whereof We have signediou'r names to this specification.

THOMAS Prisons-NE; SYDNEY PYBoURnE; 

